Ron Black: Autism Insurance Coverage DOA

We kind of knew that this would not be the year to see autism coverage mandated, nor really is there a chance next legislative session.

Opinion By Ron Black

But the rally for health care reform proved that once again, it's all about the money - all about cash flow rather than human life.

It is ironic that the Chambers of Commerce and Pam Peterson are going at it over the issue of human life, but children with autism don't mean much to the pro-lifers I suppose. Heck, I am seriously pro-life but the irony of how folks are up at arms over stem cell research on embryos but couldn't give a rats ass about kids with disabilities such as autism is staggering.

We members of the pro-life community love the little babies, we love them as they are in their mother's wombs, but once they are born, they are on their own and clearly someone else's problem.

Yes, I know. It isn't the "conservative" thing to require insurance companies to cover anything, but as a conservative, aren't there principles more important than just cash flow? Child labor laws were enacted for just such a cause. Perhaps child labor laws should be repealed for children with autism?

Ron Black is a consultant, blogger and commentator and creator/host of "Wild Oklahoma" radio and television.

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